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(pit′mən)

noun

pl. pitmen a person who works in a pit; esp., a coal miner
pl. pitmans ☆ a type of connecting rod that changes axial motion into linear motion, as in a steering system

Pitman, Sir Isaac 1813-97; Eng. inventor of a system of shorthand

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noun

pl. pit·men (-mĕn) A worker employed inside a pit in various industrial operations, as in a coal mine.
pl. pit·mans (-mənz) See connecting rod.

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